Boston man arrested in early morning bus stabbing

A fight on a bus leaving a reggae show led to a stabbing and the arrest of several Boston-area men early this morning.

The bus driver said she had just picked up the group and was about to head back to Boston when a fight started on the bus and someone was stabbed. The bus came to a stop at the corner of Main and Franklin streets, where a large contingent of police cruisers converged on the bus after police were called to the scene just after 2 a.m.

Police said the bus was chartered from the Ruggles T Station in Boston, and was owned by Eastern Bus Co. in Somerville. The bus transported a group to the Venue Nightclub at 336 Main St. At the end of the night the group boarded the bus, during the fight someone pulled out a knife and stabbed a 20-year-old man in the chest and lower abdomen. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries; he was listed in stable condition today, police said.

After the bus pulled over, the fight spilled out onto the street and sidewalk areas, police said. Several vehicles behind the bus also carrying people with the group also stopped; traffic was gridlocked, police said.

Police said they received information at the scene about the identity of the man who stabbed the 20-year-old; they arrested Jason White, 27, of 44 Mount Everest St., Boston. He is being held on $10,000 cash bail pending his arraignment in district court Monday, police said.

Several other arrests were made as police arrived.

Christopher Jean-Baptiste, 24, of Cambridge, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and interfering with a police officer. Evan Cook, who told police he lived in Boston but was homeless, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace. Ollie Smith-Sanches, 21, of Boston, was arrested and charged with being in possession of an open container of alcohol.

Kevin Joseph, 21, of Milton was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, possession of an open container of alcohol, and resisting arrest. Jameel Dyer, 20, of Mattapan was charged with disorderly conduct and interfering with a police officer.

Police took pictures and gathered evidence on the bus, while a group of about 20 young people waited in the cold outside on the sidewalk in front of the Denholm building.